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G/SPS/N/TUR/23 
8 November 2011  
 (11-5722) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock / General Directorate of 
Food and Control 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Plants, plant products and other substa nces with respect to plant health 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Regulation on Plant Quarantine  Language(s):  English  
Number of pages:  75 
6. Description of content:   
(1) The objective of this Regulation is to lay down the procedures and principles 
concerning the issues related with plants, plan t products and other s ubstances with respect 
to plant health in the entry into and exit from Turkey. 
(2) This regulation includes the determ ination of harmful organisms hindering 
importation with respect to plant health, and plan ts and plant products that shall be subject 
to the official controls during importation a nd that must be accompanied by a phytosanitary 
certificate. 
(3) This regulation also includes plants , plant products a nd growing medium, 
introduction of which are banned to Turkey, and special requirements for importation of 
plants and plant products.  
(4) It includes 27 articles and 9 annexes. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [X] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/TUR/23 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This 
Regulation has been prepared on the basis of the provisions of the Law No. 5996 and dated 11 June 2010 of Veterinary Services,  Plant Health, Food and Feed.     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  No later than 13 December 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  No later than 13 December 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  This Regulation will enter into force on  the date of its publication; however 
the previous Regulation shall remain in force for a period of three months as of the publication date of this Regula tion (no later than 13 March 2012). 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  4 December 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock  
General Directorate of Food and Control Eskiºehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara 
Tel:  +(90) 312 2587616 
Fax:  +(90) 312 2587658 E-mail/Internet: sps@kkgm.gov.tr,  asuman.agace@tarim.gov.tr   serkan.soykan@tarim.gov.tr Website:  http://www.gkgm.gov.tr/mevzuat/taslak/taslak_liste.html